Twin Terrors Descend, The Final Chapter of Talisman Arts

Black death qi and pitch-black demonic contamination energy converged above the Primordial, like two sky-covering giant umbrellas that blotted out the sun, moon, and stars. The Netherworld Ghost Lord's figure grew increasingly distinct—clad in black bone armor, surrounded by countless shadowy souls, the Law of Death materializing into black threads that stained everything they touched with decay. The Demon Ancestor Luohu, meanwhile, seized the chance to catch his breath, his Demonic Contamination Power rapidly mending wounds as a sinister gleam flickered in his eyes. Together with the Netherworld Ghost Lord, they formed a pincer, trapping Xuan Fu and the others firmly in the center.

"Xuan Fu, one-on-one, this Venerable One might not be your match, but with the Netherworld Ghost Lord's help now, you can't escape!" The Demon Ancestor Luohu's voice carried a maddened laugh as his Demonic Contamination Power surged once more, intertwining with the Netherworld Ghost Lord's death qi into a massive black net that descended upon the group.

The Netherworld Ghost Lord wasted no words. With a wave of his bone claws, countless ghost spears formed from shadowy souls shot toward Xuan Fu, each imbued with the death principle of "soul annihilation." "Your Talisman Path can purify demonic contamination, but it may not withstand death. Today, let you be the first offering in this Venerable One's cycle of reincarnation."

Xuan Fu's golden five-colored talisman light erupted, pushing the Myriad Talismans Return to One power to its limit as he raised a hand to set up a massive talisman array—the Myriad Talismans Guardian Array. Within the array, countless runes danced, and the forces of life and death, yin and yang, hardness and softness formed a cycle, firmly blocking the ghost spears and black net. "If you want to kill me, let's see if you have what it takes!"

Donghua, Daoist Yang Mei, and the others also activated their Origin Power, merging it into the talisman array. Wood Spirit Vines coiled around the black net, Space Rifts sliced through the ghost spears, Jade Void Palace's spiritual light purified the death qi, and the Three Clans' Origin Power reinforced the array's foundation. Despite facing two taboo existences, none of them backed down, their eyes blazing with the resolve to protect the Primordial.

He knew that prolonged defense meant certain loss. Both taboo existences had reached the peak of sagehood, and their combined pressure nearly crushed the Primordial's heavenly laws. To win, he had to find their weaknesses. His Spiritual Sense raced, scanning the core of their auras: the Demon Ancestor Luohu's Demonic Contamination Power, though strong, was too violent to sustain; the Netherworld Ghost Lord's Law of Death, though eerie, clashed with the Demonic Contamination Power. Their alliance seemed solid, but their paths diverged, unable to perfectly harmonize.

"The key to breaking this lies in driving a wedge between them!" His heart stirred as he suddenly activated the Myriad Talismans Return to One power, condensing a Demonic Contamination Nirvana Talisman and hurling it at the Netherworld Ghost Lord. This talisman, rich with Demonic Contamination and Annihilation Power, appeared to target the Netherworld Ghost Lord but deliberately grazed past his bone armor, veering toward the Demon Ancestor Luohu.

"Netherworld Ghost Lord, watch out!" The Demon Ancestor Luohu instinctively raised his Demonic Contamination Power to block, but the talisman detonated mid-flight. The Demonic Contamination Power collided with the Netherworld Ghost Lord's death qi, erupting into a massive Energy Shockwave. The two forces, inherently repulsive to each other, triggered a violent backlash, sending the Demon Ancestor Luohu staggering back repeatedly and cracking the Netherworld Ghost Lord's bone armor.

"Demon Ancestor, you dare scheme against this Venerable One?!" The Netherworld Ghost Lord glared at the Demon Ancestor Luohu, his Law of Death surging instantly, clearly mistaking it for a deliberate act.

The Demon Ancestor Luohu was both shocked and furious. "Don't listen to this ant's provocation! His talisman caused this!"

"Provocation or not, one test will tell!" Seizing the gap, Xuan Fu condensed another talisman—this time a Death Purification Talisman—and shot it at the Demon Ancestor Luohu. The talisman, imbued with the Power of Death and purification, similarly grazed past the Demon Ancestor, and its explosion sent death qi spreading toward the Netherworld Ghost Lord.

Seeing this, the Netherworld Ghost Lord became even more convinced that the Demon Ancestor was trying to ambush him. With a roar, his bone claws, wielding the Law of Death, lunged at the Demon Ancestor Luohu. "Since you show no mercy, don't blame this Venerable One for returning the favor! This Primordial—this Venerable One alone will rule it!"

"Madman!" The Demon Ancestor Luohu was forced to retaliate, his Demonic Contamination Power clashing with the Law of Death. The two taboo existences instantly fell into infighting. The black net and ghost spears redirected, no longer attacking the talisman array but pouring into each other. Demonic flames burned the shadowy souls, death qi corroded the demonic body, and the two fought fiercely, their pincer formation crumbling in an instant.

Xuan Fu and the others rejoiced inwardly. "Now! Attack together, kill one first!" Xuan Fu barked, his Myriad Talismans Return to One power surging as he condensed a giant golden five-colored talisman blade, slashing at the Demon Ancestor Luohu. He knew the Demon Ancestor's Demonic Contamination Power posed a greater threat to the Primordial, and having just been severely wounded, he was the prime target.

Daoist Yang Mei, Donghua, and the others also unleashed their strongest attacks. Space blades tore through the Demon Ancestor's defenses, Wood Spirit Vines bound his limbs, Jade Void Palace's spiritual light purified his origin, and the Three Clans' Origin Power hammered his core. Countless attacks poured like a tidal wave onto the Demon Ancestor Luohu, engulfing him completely.

"No—! Netherworld Ghost Lord, what about our pact?!" The Demon Ancestor Luohu let out a desperate howl, trying to reconcile with the Netherworld Ghost Lord, but the latter's Law of Death held him fast, leaving him unable to break free. His Demonic Contamination Power dissipated rapidly under the onslaught, and his body began to crumble inch by inch.

Xuan Fu didn't hesitate. The giant talisman blade fell, piercing straight through the Demon Ancestor Luohu's core. "Demon Ancestor Luohu, your era is over!"

The Myriad Talismans Return to One power surged into the Demon Ancestor's core, rapidly purifying his Demonic Contamination Origin. The Demon Ancestor Luohu let out a piercing wail as his body completely disintegrated, turning into wisps of black Demonic Contamination qi that the talisman array fully purified. Only a Demonic Contamination Origin Pearl remained, which Xuan Fu casually pocketed.

With the Demon Ancestor Luohu slain, the group immediately turned their focus to the Netherworld Ghost Lord. Without the Demon Ancestor's distraction, the Netherworld Ghost Lord's pressure skyrocketed. His Law of Death rapidly receded under the purification of the Myriad Talismans Return to One power, and cracks multiplied on his bone armor.

"Ants, even if this Venerable One falls, I'll drag you all to the grave!" A flash of madness crossed the Netherworld Ghost Lord's eyes as he suddenly burned his origin. The Law of Death surged to its peak, and countless shadowy souls poured out from the Netherworld, forming a massive death storm that swept toward the group. Where the storm passed, the heavenly laws themselves wailed, as if on the verge of total destruction.

Xuan Fu's expression changed. He knew the Netherworld Ghost Lord intended to self-destruct his origin and annihilate the Primordial. Without a moment's hesitation, he pushed the Myriad Talismans Return to One power to its limit while pulling out the Innate Taiji Diagram Fragment, merging it into the talisman array. "Myriad Talismans Return to One, yin-yang balance, seal!"

Golden five-colored talisman light intertwined with black-and-white yin-yang radiance, forming an even larger talisman array that firmly trapped the death storm. Within the array, countless runes danced, purifying the death qi in the storm while continuously compressing its energy. The Netherworld Ghost Lord let out a despairing roar as the death storm shrank under the array's suppression, eventually being fully purified. Only a wisp of the Netherworld Ghost Lord's remnant soul remained, which Xuan Fu sealed into an Origin Pearl.

With the two taboo existences dealt with, everyone sighed in relief, victorious smiles spreading across their faces. The Primordial's sky gradually cleared as the Demonic Contamination qi and death qi slowly dissipated. Sunlight once again bathed the land, plants began to revive, and living beings cheered, celebrating this hard-won victory.

Xuan Fu gazed at the revitalized Primordial below, but his heart remained tense. He could feel the Source of Myriad Talismans deep in Chaos stirring more violently—that vast Talisman Path origin was rapidly approaching. At the same time, an even more ancient and terrifying aura accompanied it. This presence was denser than even Pangu's pressure when he split the heavens, carrying the ultimate rhythm of "Talisman Path Origin, All Things Return to Talismans," making even his Myriad Talismans Return to One path tremble involuntarily.

"This aura is..." Daoist Yang Mei's face grew exceptionally grave. "It's the Talisman Path Progenitor! Legend says the Talisman Path originated from the first rune at Chaos Beginning, named the 'Primordial Chaos Talisman Ancestor.' He's an existence older than Pangu, sleeping in the deepest part of the Source of Myriad Talismans. I never thought he'd be awakened!"

Xuan Fu was startled. He hadn't expected such an ancient being to slumber in the depths of the Source of Myriad Talismans. The other's aura filled him with profound reverence, yet also a vague unease—was the Talisman Path Progenitor's awakening a blessing or a curse?

Just then, at the Boundary of Chaos and Primordial, a massive golden talisman shadow slowly emerged. The shadow, towering ten thousand zhang, was woven from countless Origin Runes, its face indistinct, yet it radiated the terrifying pressure of "Ancestor of Myriad Talismans, Source of the Great Dao." It was the Talisman Path Progenitor—the Primordial Chaos Talisman Ancestor!

"Xuan Fu, my successor, the Myriad Talismans Return to One path is complete. Follow me back to the Source of Myriad Talismans, inherit the ultimate secrets of the Talisman Path, and jointly govern Chaos and the Primordial!" The Primordial Chaos Talisman Ancestor's voice boomed like the Great Dao itself, echoing across Chaos and the Primordial with a powerful summons.

Xuan Fu's Myriad Talismans Return to One path raged with agitation, his talisman body resonating intensely, yearning to fly toward the Primordial Chaos Talisman Ancestor. He could sense no malice from the other, and the temptation to inherit the ultimate Talisman Path secrets was nearly irresistible. Yet he also knew that once he followed the Primordial Chaos Talisman Ancestor back to the Source of Myriad Talismans, he might never return to the Primordial, never protect the land he had sworn to defend.

Donghua, Daoist Yang Mei, and the others looked at Xuan Fu, their eyes filled with reluctance and worry, but they offered no dissuasion. They knew this was Xuan Fu's destiny, his ultimate opportunity as a Talisman Path successor.

Xuan Fu's gaze swept across the Primordial earth below, across his comrades who had fought beside him, and a flicker of hesitation and resolve crossed his eyes. He recalled the years he had scraped by in Chaos, the countless trials he had endured in the Primordial, and the responsibility of guarding it.

"Senior Talisman Ancestor, I thank you for your favor." Xuan Fu clasped his hands toward the Primordial Chaos Talisman Ancestor. "But the Primordial is my home. There are beings here I wish to protect, and I cannot leave them. If I am to inherit the ultimate Talisman Path secrets, I hope to do so here in the Primordial. If I am to jointly govern Chaos and the Primordial, I wish to stand by your side as a Guardian of this land!"

The Primordial Chaos Talisman Ancestor's shadow was silent for a moment, then let out a gratified laugh. "Good! Truly my successor—responsible and bold! In that case, I shall move the Source of Myriad Talismans to the Primordial, to help you perfect the Talisman Path and protect this realm!"

As the words fell, the Source of Myriad Talismans deep in Chaos began to slowly shift, flying toward the Primordial. The Talisman Tower radiated a brilliant golden talisman light, illuminating all of Chaos and the Primordial. The Talisman Path origin surged like a tide, nourishing the Primordial's heavenly laws, enriching its spiritual energy, and invigorating its life force.

Xuan Fu watched the approaching Source of Myriad Talismans, his heart brimming with excitement and anticipation. He knew that with its arrival, his Talisman Path would undergo a new leap, and the Primordial would enter a new chapter. Yet he also sensed that the Primordial Chaos Talisman Ancestor's awakening and the Source of Myriad Talismans' migration would inevitably trigger upheaval in the heavenly laws of Chaos and the Primordial, potentially drawing more ancient beings. A new storm, perhaps, was quietly brewing.

Just as the Source of Myriad Talismans was about to reach the Primordial's sky, Xuan Fu's Spiritual Sense suddenly caught an extremely faint yet eerily strange aura from the deepest part of Chaos. This aura belonged neither to Chaos gods nor to any known taboo existence. It carried the ultimate rhythm of "Something from Nothing, All Things to Void," repelling the Primordial Chaos Talisman Ancestor's Talisman Path origin yet subtly maintaining a balance.

Xuan Fu's expression instantly turned grim. He could feel that the master of this aura might be even more powerful than the Primordial Chaos Talisman Ancestor, and their target seemed to be the migrating Source of Myriad Talismans—and him, the Talisman Path successor.

The Primordial Chaos Talisman Ancestor had clearly sensed it too. His talisman shadow's light condensed slightly, his tone turning serious. "So even the 'Lord of Void' has been awakened. It seems the ultimate showdown between Chaos and the Primordial has only just begun..."

Xuan Fu tightened his grip on the Origin Pearl, resolve flashing in his eyes. He knew that no matter how powerful the enemies to come, no matter how arduous the trials ahead, he would hold fast to his conviction, using the Myriad Talismans Return to One path to protect the Primordial and everything he cherished.

A battle for the ultimate fate of Chaos and the Primordial was about to unfold a new chapter under the light of the Source of Myriad Talismans.